Senate of the Republic (Mexico) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senate of the Republic Senado de la República
LXIV Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house of the Congress of Mexico
History
Founded	October 4, 1824 (1824-10-04)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Mónica Fernández Balboa (MORENA) Since 1 September 2019
Structure
Seats	128 members
Political groups	Government (77)      MORENA (60)      PVEM (7)      PT (6)      PES (4) Opposition (51)      PAN (24)      PRI (14)      MC (9)      PRD (3)      Independent (1)
Length of term	6 years
Authority	Chapter II of the Constitution of the United Mexican States
Elections
Voting system	Limited voting
Last election	July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)
Motto
La Patria Es Primero (The Country Is First)
Meeting place
Senate Tribune Senate Palace Mexico City Mexico
Website
Official Website of the Mexican Senate: http://www.senado.gob.mx

The Senate of the Republic, (Spanish: Senado de la República) constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores del H. Congreso de la Unión), is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congress. It currently consists of 128 members, who serve six-year terms.

Make-up

After a series of reforms during the 1990s, the Senate is made up of 128 senators:

• Two for each of the 32 states elected under the principle of relative majority;
• One for each of the 32 states assigned under the principle of first minority (i.e. awarded to the party who had won the second highest number of votes within the state or Federal District);
• Thirty-two national senators-at-large, divided among the parties in proportion to their share of the national vote.

Images for kids

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  Senate of the Republic building

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  Former Senate tribune.

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  Former Main Senate Chambers at the corner of Donceles and Xicotencatl Streets in the historic center of Mexico City.

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  Former Senate offices on Donceles Street

See also

In Spanish: Senado de México para niños